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Aged care wage rise timing not up to Fair Work: government

Sydney Morning Herald, 13 February 2023 The federal government says its own workplace reforms improving gender equality and job security should not dictate…

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Read the report into NSW Health

Today the HSU launched the Reform Critical report into the state of NSW Health. Commissioned from Impact Economics, this is an important and…

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Fewer NDIS patients languishing in hospital saves up to $550m

Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February 2023 The average length of time NDIS patients spent in hospital beds awaiting discharge was slashed by four…

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Montefiore Maroubra Shores Closure

On Wednesday this week, Montefiore announced that they will be closing their Maroubra Shores aged care facility. This was surprising news, and we…

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Clash over claim aged care workers better off at KFC

AAP, 8 February 2023 The government is staring down a key health union after its national boss said workers in the "crumbling" aged…

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Aged-care Covid toll sparks probe into safeguards

The Australian, 8 February 2023 Nearly one-third of Covid-19 deaths during the nation’s latest wave have occurred in aged-care residential facilities, triggering the…

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St Agnes Care and Lifestyle changes to rosters

Recently senior management of St Agnes Care and Lifestyle discussed planned changes to rosters at a staff meeting. Your local organiser Karen Wiles has written to…

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On Call members – are you being paid right?

Are you getting paid right? Members have raised concerns that members who are recalled to duty when on call may not be receiving the correct entitlements.…